Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 345/8 | RR: 6.90

  • Isuru Udana17 (9b)
  • Sheldon Cottrell10-0-67-4
  • Keemo Paul7-0-62-0

6.15 pm: That was a power-packed batting performance from Sri Lanka. Set up by centuries from Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis, and a helter-skelter of a finish with wickets and boundaries coming thick and fast. At the end, they have put on an imposing total and should be favourites to seal the series. West Indies lacked discipline with the ball, and their fielding - surprisingly - went all to pieces. It could have had something to do with the strong winds blowing across the ground, but there were too many errors to put down to just that. The Avishka-Mendis duo were magnificent though, and Sri Lanka took full toll of the several loose balls West Indies served up. Join us shortly for the chase.

49.6
W
Cottrell to PW Hasaranga, OUT, moves way across to try and scoop this over the keeper but misses it. They sneak through for a bye. Hope flicks to the stumps, but doesn't connect. Cottrell's gone back to the stumps, and gathers the ball to break the stumps. Manages to do it despite gathering a fair distance away and the batsman is inches short.

PW Hasaranga run out 17 (10b 3x4 0x6) SR: 170.00

49.5
1
Cottrell to Udana, 1 run, length ball, flicked to midwicket
49.4
1lb
Cottrell to PW Hasaranga, 1 leg bye, misses the sweep but it rolls off his pad to short fine leg
49.3
4
Cottrell to PW Hasaranga, FOUR, blasted through extra cover. Salt into Cottrell's wounds. Full ball and punched beautifully through the gap
49.2
3
Cottrell to Udana, 3 runs, Fabian Allen shells an easy catch at deep square leg. This has been a poor day in the field for West Indies.. Would have been five for Cottrell. This was flicked off his toes, but off the end of the bat and went up high. Allen seemed to have it covered, but ends up letting it go through his hands. Is the wind a factor in these drops?
49.1
4
Cottrell to Udana, FOUR, just clears the man at point. Full outside off, makes room and tries to drive, gets a thick edge that flies in the air. The man at point leaps but can't get more than a ghost of a finger-tip to the ball.

Zaeb Ansari: "Holder's place on asian pitches needs to be questioned, neither his batting is intimidating enough nor his bowling. his line and lengths at 120 kms not going to fetch any wickets, Windies can either include a batsman like Rovman or a bowler like Walsh at his expense."

END OF OVER:
49 | 16 Runs | SL: 332/7 | RR: 6.77

  • Isuru Udana9 (6b)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga13 (7b)
  • Keemo Paul7-0-62-0
  • Sheldon Cottrell9-0-55-4
48.6
3
Paul to Udana, 3 runs, smashes this over extra cover, and Pollard at long-off has to run around a long way to cut it off before the boundary
48.5
4
Paul to Udana, FOUR, terrific effort from Holder at long-on but the ball goes to the boundary. Great shot too. He connects with the swat down the ground. Holder's not at a straight long-on, but makes good ground, dives and gets a hand to the ball, but can't stop it
48.4
2
Paul to Udana, 2 runs, just clears mid-off. Makes room and flat-bats it over the bowler. Not timed and Pollard's running backwards after it, but can't quite reach it.
48.3
1
Paul to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, fuller and straight, he goes over the top of the bowler's head. Doesn't time it well though. Falls safe

West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st64SW AmbrisSD Hope
2nd19DM BravoSD Hope
3rd10DM BravoRL Chase
4th37RL ChaseN Pooran
5th1KA PollardN Pooran
6th6JO HolderN Pooran
7th21N PooranKMA Paul
8th26FA AllenKMA Paul
9th0FA AllenAS Joseph
10th0SS CottrellFA Allen